BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- China is stepping up efforts to encourage tourism and cultural spending as a roughly 10-day national holiday approaches, with more travel products, cultural events and consumer subsidies rolling out across the country. A nationwide campaign, launched on Tuesday by the »»»

Agencies China is leaning on its cultural heritage to jolt sluggish domestic spending, rolling out a push to modernise industries ranging from silk and tea to liquor, ceramics and traditional Chinese medicine. Authorities laid out plans to cultivate 50 leading enterprises in heritage industries, ea»»»